Update from Haiti

Report from Ron:
We have already seen some miracles on this trip. This morning we were invited by the owner of Club Indigo Hotel here to train some of his key employees (he has 200 employees in all) in Basic Life Support (CPR and treatment of choking, heart attack and stroke) on Wednesday from 1:00-3:00 p.m. He has guests from all over the world, and none of his employees have been trained in BLS.
Sunday, Oct 3, as we finished lunch, a young 22 yr old woman was carried to us. She had just slashed her throat with a broken glass bottle. While several people held her down, I sutured her neck. At the same time, Dr. Don Fletcher treated one of the orphan boys having a bad allergic reaction to some fish he had eaten.

Village Health Training in Haiti

Ron and a team of health professionals flew to Haiti last week. They are training 83 local people in Village Health. This includes basic life support, nutrition, massage and hydrotherapy and other essential wellness skills. While there they became aware of some urgent needs. One is for a young boy, Mision Augusta, who arrived at the orphanage on Sunday, Oct 3, 2010, after losing his mother and father. His aunt works as a caregiver at the orphanzage where the Village Health training is being conducted.
Mision was apparently struck in the left periorbital region with a thrown rock, about 3 months ago. He has had no access to any medical treatment until now. He has trouble seeing with his left eye, which is significantly lower than the right eye. His eye movements are restricted with only partial ability to look upward and inward with the left eye.
They believe this unfortunate boy needs corrective maxillo-facial plastic surgery to repair the orbit and free the trapped extra-ocular muscles, and if possible restore the facial appearance back to normal. This surgery would best be done in the States, in a major medical center. Funds are needed to make this available to him, for the surgery, medical costs and travel.
The necessary legal paperwork, including passport and visa, etc would be taken care of by someone in Haiti.
Thank you for your prayers and financial support for this project

Health Training in Linz, Austria

From Italy we headed into the beautiful countryside of Austria. We spent another 4 days in Linz doing health and wellness training. A group of 25 met Sunday, July 10 to learn basic life support. They were a fun and enthusiatic group.

Health Training in Waldensian Valley, Italy

We spent 4 beautiful days in the Italian Alps training local people in basic health care. What a wonderful opportunity to teach them how to live healthfully as well as how to save lives through basic life support.

Plans to do training in Waldensian Valley

Ron and Bobbie are planning to visit the Waldensian Valley next month to conduct health and wellness training. Danielle Seban has been working among the people there for about 10 years. This is a very special place in the history of God's people. They suffered unspeakable persecution taking a stand for truth.

Sudan Project

Elder's wife healed by prayer

Village Health Training


Training in the dark, outside.

Typical village

Welcomed by ADRA

Ron and Gatbel (Sudanese living in US) spent over two weeks in Ethiopia and S Sudan and one week in S. Africa last month. They experienced many miracles as God opened doors for further work in bringing hope and healing. Miraculously, they were able to secure legal NGO (nongovernment organization) status, allowing more freedom and privileges in working there. They were able to do Village Health training--sometimes in the dark outside. God performed many miracles. One was the healing of one of the Elder's wife suffering from malaria. She was laying on a cot in front of their thatched hut, unable to lift her head. After examining her, Ron prayed for her. About 10 minutes later she walked into the training session Ron and Gatbel were conducting. She spent the rest of the day there. Future plans are for further training of volunteers to do Village Health and possibly several clinics as well as a medical launch on the Nile River to reach villagers in that area of S Sudan. We solicite your prayers and support as God opens these doors of opportunity.

If you feel impressed to help us financially with this project, and would like more information, please contact us at secondhopeministries@live.com.

Saturday Mar 27-- 3:00 p.m. at WW City SDA Church

You won't want to miss the pictures and stories from the Second Haiti Team as well as Ron's trip to Southern Sudan, Ethiopia and South Africa. Come and share the blessing--invite a friend.